Softball Starts CCC Tournament at Western New England Wednesday

SUFFOLK at WESTERN NEW ENGLAND
Date Time Venue Video Stats Series Last Meeting   Last Suffolk Win Streak	Wednesday, May 10 10:00 a.m. Golden Bears Park Springfield, Mass. Team1Sports.com GoSuffolkRams.com 5-23 May 6, 2023, L, 5-4 April 30, 2019, W, 2-0 L4

BOSTON – Suffolk softball begins its CCC Tournament play Wednesday, May 10 as the seventh-seeded Rams visit second-seed Western New England for game one of Bracket B. First pitch is scheduled for 10 a.m. at Golden Bears Park. 

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2023 CCC SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT

Wednesday, May 10
Bracket A – Hosted by No. 1 Endicott at Softball Complex, Beverly, Mass.
GAME 1A - #8 Gordon at #1 Endicott – 10 a.m.
GAME 2A - #5 Salve Regina vs. #4 Nichols – 12:15 p.m.  
GAME 3A – Winner of GAME 1A vs. Winner of GAME 2A, 30 minutes after GAME 2A
GAME 4A – Loser of GAME 1A vs. Loser of GAME 2A, 30 minutes after GAME 3A

Bracket B – Hosted by No. 2 Western New England at Golden Bear Park, Springfield, Mass.
GAME 1B - #7 Suffolk at #2 Western New England – 10:00 a.m.
GAME 2B - #6 University of New England at #3 Wentworth – 12:15 p.m.   
GAME 3B – Winner of GAME 1B vs. Winner of GAME 2B, 30 minutes after GAME 2B
GAME 4B – Loser of GAME 1B vs. Loser of GAME 2B, 30 minutes after GAME 3B 

Thursday, May 11
Bracket A - Hosted by No. 1 Endicott at Softball Complex, Beverly, Mass.
GAME 5A – Loser of GAME 3A vs. Winner of GAME 4A
GAME 6A – Winner of GAME 3A vs. Winner of GAME 5A 

Bracket B - Hosted by No. 2 Western New England at Golden Bear Park, Springfield, Mass.
GAME 5B – Loser of GAME 3B vs. Winner of GAME 4B
GAME 6B – Winner of GAME 3B vs. Winner of GAME 5B 

Friday, May 12 – Hosted by Higher Seed
GAME 7A – GAME 6A Teams, if necessary
GAME 7B – GAME 6B Teams, if necessary 

Saturday, May 13 – CCC Championship Round – hosted by higher seed
GAME 8 – Winner of Bracket A vs. Winner of Bracket B
GAME 9 – If necessary, 30 minutes after GAME 8 

Sunday, May148 – CCC Championship Round – hosted by higher seed
GAME 10 – if necessary 

SUFFOLK IN THE CCC TOURNAMENT

• Suffolk will make its second straight trip to the CCC Tournament. 
• The Rams enter the CCC postseason as the seventh seed for the first time. 
• Suffolk looks for its first win in the CCC Tourney.  

SUFFOLK IN CONFERENCE POSTSEASON ACTION

• The Rams will make their 22nd trip to the postseason, second straight. 
• Suffolk owns one conference crown to its credit, the inaugural Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) title in 1996. 
• The blue-and-gold has never hoisted a league banner when an automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tourney has been on the line.  

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk went just 10-20 in the regular-season and earned a spot in the CCC playoffs with a 7-11 league ledger. 

Savannah Scripter and Ava Brandow have supplied 30-plus hits and brought in 15 runs apiece to the Rams' 107-run offense. Scripter, who hits .361, has a team-best 35 hits and has score done run. Brandow, meanwhile, has produced 30 hits on a .313 connection rate with 10 runs scored. 

Brandow is a go-to arm in the circle. Over 90.2 innings pitched she has compiled a 5.64 ERA with 65 strikeouts. Ashlyn Conley is the other go-to twirler for the bluea-nd-gold. She holds a 5.47 ERA with 21 strikeouts to her credit.  

GET TO KNOW THE GOLDEN BEARS
Western New England finished the regular season 25-13 overall and 13-5 in CCC play to lock up the second seed in the conference tournament.  

Kailey Carrano led the Golden Bears with 43 hits including 13 homers for 40 RBI and 15 runs scored. Dina DiBlasio has registered 53 hits, including 19 doubles and four bombs, for 27 RBI and 26 runs scored on a .408/.425/.646 slash line. 

Megan Beebe and Ava Blanchard are the usual starters for WNE. Beebe boasts a 2.21 ERA over 104.2 innings of work with nearly 100 punchouts. Blanchard, meanwhile, brings in a 2.72 ERA in 79.2 innings with 81 Ks.  

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk and Western New England met in the regular-season finale just four days ago on Saturday, May 6. The Golden Bears swept the Rams via 5-2, 5-2 decisions.  

MORE READING: Softball Falls in Game One at Western New England, 5-2 | WNE Walks Off Game 2 Against Softball, 5-4

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk sits 5-23 all-time against Western New England. 
• The Rams look to snap a two-game skid against the Golden Bears. 
• The Rams look to defeat WNE for the first time since a 2-0 decision April 30, 2019.
• Suffolk has yet to take down the Golden Bears under Janet Maguire's guidance.  

EYES ON THE GAME
 

WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner advances to takes on the victor No. 3 Wentworth, No. 6 Wentworth Wednesday afternoon with the losing teams taking to face another in an elimination game to wrap up play tomorrow.